In the fast growing market for wind power systems, quality assurance according to international industrial standards has become an important issue. Wind power plants are no longer a niche playground for environmental proponents, but a serious business where cost efficiency, life-cycle costs, reliability, and availability of the components must be considered. Coordinate measuring machines (CMMs) play a vital role in ensuring the accuracy and quality of components. This article describes how Carl Zeiss IMT has developed its series of MMZ machine measuring centers, which are tailored for the precise, economical measuring of large parts directly in the production environment, and in particular, looks at the MMZ G, which has established applications in quality assurance for gear boxes and other parts for large wind turbines.

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